I have started to add the colour to the flowers. This specimen has flowers in deep shadow where they are almost blue to ones in full sun where the colour is 'bleached' to almost pink. The 'lit' flower her is almost ready for dropping off and so has already lost some of its colour.
This is the darkest section of the composition, which is why I chose to place the cup and saucer there.
I am always a little disappointed in the colour outcome, as paint can never have the real quality of light and, of course, I never use white paint. The problem with watercolour, especially this palette, is that it cannot be taken off once applied. This means that if it is too dark or intense, it has to, more or less, stay that way!